Op/Ed : Climate change, the silent killer.
Today we live in a world of pollution, pollution of which often times we cant see which causes the biggest international issue that we face today, the issue of Climate Change.
In recent times the biggest issue that the whole world faces is climate change which to some people doesn't ‘seem bad’ or ‘caused by man’ however it is. Climate change is caused by increasing levels of CO2 which are very harmful to the ozone layer. The ozone layer is essential to life and its why we are able to live here on Earth and no other planet has an ozone layer quite as good as ours. However there’s only one problem and that's of course the on going issue of Climate Change which is increasing at a rapid rate. Climate Change’s number 1 cause is the burning of greenhouse gases like Coal, Oil, and propane which release Carbon Dioxide when used. Its places like factories and Power Plants that have the biggest releases of CO2 emissions. To all those skeptics out there let me ask you these fundamental questions.
Why is it that ocean levels are rising? I would also like to ask you no believers Why are CO2 levels more that doubled in recent times? If your still a non believer in Climate Change then tell me this, why are the polar icecaps of Antarctica and the great North melting at a rapid rate. You might think that global warming is a natural occurrence however that is simply not the case. Flash back to just before the Industrial era during the 1800’s. CO2 levels back then were extremely low and never posed any threat what so ever. Fast forward to the 1930’s and 40’s CO2 levels were a little bit higher but still really were not a problem at the time.
Now fast forward to the 2000’s CO2 levels have doubled and continue to become extremely high. This due to one concept and that is Factories and man’s dependency on Fossil Fuels. In places like China where there is tons of factories. There is little to no Environmental regulations at all and you will see just how destructive to the environment Global Warming is first hand. As factories have engulfed the country of China the conditions of life there have rapidly deteriorated becoming basically unbelievable due to the Smog that pollution and burning of fossil fuels has created. If you look towards the Middle East all you see Oil production. Oil is used as a fuel for created energy how ever its the old destructive way of doing things. Oil prices have been dropping because more and more people don't really caring about Oil and are looking towards other ways of created energy. Most people look towards Fossil Fuels as the only way of created energy however what most people don't understand is their effects.
Perhaps most importantly people don't understand that there's other, and cleaner ways of energy production. Energy can be produced through wind production, hydro production, and solar production and all of which are harmless. If each one of us can make a change and change our dependency on Fossil Fuels then maybe just maybe we can reverse climate change all together. To any people who are still skeptical to climate change just look all around you the signs are all there that Climate Change is occurring.
